recognizee

The person in whose favour a recognizance is made.

Noun

  1. The person in whose favour a recognizance is made.
    • the plaintiff,C.D., &c. is called the recognizee - 1765–1769, William Blackstone, Commentaries on the Laws of England, (please specify |book=I to IV), Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] Clarendon Press, →OCLC:
  2. Someone who is recognized

Origin

From recognize + -ee.

Forms

recognizees recognisee